Hanging parrot
Genus of birds
Hanging parrots are birds in the genus Loriculus, a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia.
About 13 cm (5.1 in) long, hanging parrots are mostly green plumaged and short-tailed. Often head coloring helps to identify individual species. They are unique among birds for their ability to sleep upside down.
01Taxonomy
The genus Loriculus was introduced in 1849 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth for the blue-crowned hanging parrot. The name is a diminutive of the genus Lorius that was introduced by Nicholas Aylward Vigors for the lorys in 1825.
Fifteen species are recognised:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernal hanging parrot | Loriculus vernalis (Sparrman, 1787) |
Indian subcontinent and some other areas of Southeast Asia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Sri Lanka hanging parrot | Loriculus beryllinus (Pennant, 1781) |
Sri Lanka. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Philippine hanging parrot | Loriculus philippensis (P.L.S. Müller, 1776) |
the Philippines. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Black-billed hanging parrot | Loriculus bonapartei (Souancé, 1856) |
the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Camiguin hanging parrot | Loriculus camiguinensis (Tello, Degner, Bates, JM & Willard, 2006) |
the Philippine island of Camiguin | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
|
| Blue-crowned hanging parrot | Loriculus galgulus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
southern Burma and Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo). | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Great hanging parrot, Celebes hanging parrot | Loriculus stigmatus (Müller, 1843) |
Sulawesi | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Moluccan hanging parrot | Loriculus amabilis (, ) |
New Guinea | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Sula hanging parrot | Loriculus sclateri Wallace, 1862 |
Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai in Indonesia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Sangihe hanging parrot | Loriculus catamene Wallace, 1863 |
Banggai and Sula Islands in Indonesia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Orange-fronted hanging parrot | Loriculus aurantiifrons (, ) |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC | |
| Bismarck hanging parrot | Loriculus tener Schlegel, 1871 |
Sangihe, north of Sulawesi, Indonesia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Pygmy hanging parrot, green hanging parrot | Loriculus exilis Schlegel, 1871 |
New Guinea | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Yellow-throated hanging parrot | Loriculus pusillus Gray, 1859 |
Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Wallace's hanging parrot | Loriculus flosculus Wallace, 1864 |
e island of Flores. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU |
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- Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) 4c.jpg by derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk) Blue-crowned_Hanging_Parrot_(Loriculus_galgulus)_-on_branch.jpg: themonnie, CC BY-SA 3.0
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